Cementos Bío Bío reports 33% higher profits, Chile
Cementos Bío Bío (CBB), with activities in the cement, forestry and industrial sectors, projected profits of 12bn pesos (US$189m) during the first half of 2004, 33% more than in...
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Gresik H1 cement sales up 20%, Indonesia
Indonesia’s largest cement producer, PT Semen Gresik (SG), said sales surged by 20 per cent in the first half of this year, driven primarily by soaring demand from governm...
EU – ETS one step closer
The European Union Executive announced its approval of eight national allocation plans (NAP), sharing out CO2 emissions amongst energy-intensive industrial plants in preparation...
Lafarge cement used in collapsed Paris terminal-Chairman
Lafarge SA’s cement was used to build the Charles de Gaulle Paris terminal that collapsed May 23, the company’s Chairman Bertrand Collomb told Dow Jones Newswires.
Bourse lifts Union Cement trading halt
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has lifted the suspension order on the trading of Union Cement Corp. after the company disclosed its new ownership structure.
Eastern Province Cement Co net profit rise
Saudi cement producer, Eastern Province Cement Company (EPC), reported an 19 per cent YoY increase in net profit to 157m Saudi riyals (US$41.m) for the first six months of 2004,...
Cement deliveries jump 30.5% in June , Argentina
Portland cement deliveries in Argentina jumped 30.5 per cent in June to 489,394t, compared to the same month last year, the country’s Portland cement producers association...
New thrust on infrastructure to boost demand in cement sector
The Indian cement sector has largely been left unaffected by the current Budget. While the industry has welcomed the various initiatives undertaken on the infrastructure front, ...
Turkish cement sale
Garanti Securities and Ernst&Young Corporate Finance consortium has been mandated by Turkish government’s Savings & Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) to act as financial advisor in ...
No Holcim cement in collapsed Paris terminal
Holcim Ltd has said that it didn’t ship any cement for the building of the Charles de Gaulle airport terminal in Paris which collapsed last May.
Holcim Romania to invest EUR40m 2006 to protect environment
Holcim Romania, a unit of Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd, said it plans to invest EUR40m (US$49.4m) by 2006 to protect environment.
Reports support cement plant waste burning
Blue Circle Southern Cement has produced two reports to back its controversial plan to burn waste at its New Berrima plant in the NSW Southern Highlands.
Cost of cement to go up soon
The Arawak Cement Company will be raising the price of cement “imminently, not before next week”. A source at the company told local press that the increase would be to the ord...
USA – Environmental groups file appeal
Four environmental groups in Missouri – the Coalition for the Environment, the Missouri Sierra Club, the American Bottom Convservancy and the Webster Groves Nature Study Society...
Romania – Holcim Romania to invest 40m euro in run-up to 2006
Holcim Romania will be investing 40m euro in environmental protection measures by 2006. The company’s key environmental protection objectives include the reduction of atmospheri...
New orders for KHD Humboldt Wedag
Upgrading Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; Construction of new 3500tpd clinker production line at Sterlitamak, Russia; KHD Humboldt Wedag technology for India
Take the A train
Cement Australia now has 10,000 tonnes of limestone stockpiled at its lime kiln north of Gladstone in preparation for this month’s plant commissioning at its new lime kiln...
Albanian rennovation
Seament Albania has carried out new investments of Euro100m in the cement factory of Fushe-Kruje to renovate its technology. Thanks to this renovation, which will last two year...
Argos makes US$38m share issue
Colombia’s largest cement producer, Cemento Argos, raised 103bn pesos (US$38m) Thursday (July 1) with the issue of more than 6.8m shares giving the country’s stock m...
Indonesian cement consumption up
Indonesia’s domestic consumption of cement reached 11.244Mt during the first five months of 2004, an increase of 8.7 per cent from 10.321Mt for the same period last year, ...
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